The distraught family of a 20-year-old woman who died after taking a drug at a party have released an emotional video tribute.

In the video it details the high risk of taking any party drug after Amy Vigus, 20, died after taking a drug she thought was MDMA (also known as ecstasy or Molly).

The family state during the video "our Amy had no idea it would have led to this" and that "she will not be celebrating Christmas anymore, she will not be celebrating her 21st birthday, she will not be buying her parents Mother's or Father's Day cards".

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Amy, from Colchester, in Essex, collapsed at home and had suffered a fatal reaction to a party drug that she was led to believe was ecstasy, reported the Mirror.

She died in hospital on August 21 after returning from a trip to London. Essex Live said her parents desperately tried to revive her before falling into a coma in hospital.

The tear-jerking video, called "Our Amy", was posted on Facebook on Thursday (August 24), and it has since been viewed more than 1.6million times.

Amy Vigus family use tragedy of her death to warn people off drugs (Image: Facebook)

Amy, a beautiful and big-hearted young woman who was adventurous and caring, had left her home on August 19 to go to London.

A voiceover in the video, released by her family, says: "Our Amy boarded a train on the 19th August, 2017, which would take her to Elrow Town, London.

"She arrived looking as Amy always did - hair in, eyelashes on, glitter in her hair and a smile on her face.

"This is when our Amy made a mistake. In a moment of madness, she took an unknown substance she was led to believe was the party drug MDMA.

"She continued to socialise and smile. Then, she began to pay for her mistake. Amy's body rejected whatever unknown substance she had taken.

"This led to her being violently sick and fitting multiple times. Our Amy managed to make it home where she collapsed one more time.

Her family have launched a campaign to raise funds for the hospital that tried to save her life (Image: Facebook)

"Her parents were left with no other option but to perform CPR on their own daughter in their own home."

Amy was taken to Colchester General Hospital, "very, very unwell". She later fell into a coma and sadly passed away.

"The corridors of Colchester General Hospital echoed with the cries and screams of her family members," says the voiceover.

It adds: "In that moment of madness, she took an unknown substance. Our Amy had no idea it would have led to this.

"She will not be celebrating Christmas any more, she will not be celebrating her 21st birthday. She will not be buying her parents Mother's or Father's Day cards.

"She will never know the pain she has caused.

"The next time you're in that moment please stop and think about our Amy and the consequences of her mistake on herself and her family she has left behind."

Amy will sadly not celebrate her 21st birthday or Christmas (Image: Facebook)

Amy, born in 1996, is remembered for her "big heart and caring nature which led her doing multiple things for charity".

Her family have launched a campaign to raise funds for the hospital that tried to save her life.

A message on a JustGiving page states: "Colchester Intensive Care Unit provided amazing care for Amy when she was taken to hospital. We can't thank the staff enough for their incredible support and attention they gave Amy and her family."

Our Amy: Family's tribute in full

I want to tell you a story about our Amy. Amy was born on the 29th December, 1996. She was a beautiful daughter, sister, cousin and friend.

She made us smile, laugh, cry and then smile again. Growing up, she was cheeky, mischievous, adventurous and caring.

And she grew up to be cheeky, mischievous, adventurous and caring. And also, the most beautiful young woman.

The thing we love most about our Amy is her big heart and caring nature, which led her to doing multiple charitable work. She even threw herself out of a plane.

This all changed on the 21st August, 2017, at eight minutes past two, when our Amy was pronounced dead.

Our Amy boarded a train on the 19th August, 2017, which would take her to Elrow Town, London.

She arrived looking as Amy always did - hair in, eyelashes on, glitter in her hair and a smile on her face.

This is when our Amy made a mistake. In a moment of madness, she took an unknown substance she was led to believe was the party drug MDMA.

She continued to socialise and smile. Then, she began to pay for her mistake. Amy's body rejected whatever unknown substance she had taken.

This led to her being violently sick and fitting multiple times. Our Amy managed to make it home where she collapsed one more time.

Her parents were left with no other option but to perform CPR on their own daughter in their own home.

Amy was taken to Colchester General Hospital and immediately escorted to resuscitation. Amy was very, very unwell.

She was taken to the intensive care unit. Amy was very, very unwell. Our Amy fell into a coma. She laid there, hair in, eyelashes on, glitter in her hair, but no smile on her face. She lay there, motionless, still and seemingly peaceful.

The corridors of Colchester General Hospital echoed with the cries and screams of her family members. Our Amy made a mistake. Our Amy will never smile again. Our Amy is dead. Our Amy is dead.

In that moment of madness, she took an unknown substance. Our Amy had no idea it would have led to this.

She will not be celebrating Christmas any more, she will not be celebrating her 21st birthday. She will not be buying her parents Mother's or Father's Day cards. She will never know the pain she has caused.

The next time you're in that moment, please stop and think about our Amy and the consequences of her mistake on herself the family she has left behind.

Our Amy, our Amy.

1996-2017.

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